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richpye
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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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augie wrote:
rigsby wrote:Alot of talk about us in for Dzeko, can't see this at all


If we were targeting a striker then buying dzeko, who is quite similar to Giroud, would make no sense and surely we would be better off looking to buy someone like Darren bent who would add pace with regular goals
Am so glad you put a "like" in that statement. As for one minute I honestly thought I had read an Arsenal fan championing the potential of Darren Bent

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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richpye wrote:
augie wrote:
rigsby wrote:Alot of talk about us in for Dzeko, can't see this at all


If we were targeting a striker then buying dzeko, who is quite similar to Giroud, would make no sense and surely we would be better off looking to buy someone like Darren bent who would add pace with regular goals
Am so glad you put a "like" in that statement. As for one minute I honestly thought I had read an Arsenal fan championing the potential of Darren Bent

Darren bent scores goals mate, like him or not he is a proven prem striker.

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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BournemouthRED wrote:
richpye wrote:
augie wrote:
rigsby wrote:Alot of talk about us in for Dzeko, can't see this at all


If we were targeting a striker then buying dzeko, who is quite similar to Giroud, would make no sense and surely we would be better off looking to buy someone like Darren bent who would add pace with regular goals
Am so glad you put a "like" in that statement. As for one minute I honestly thought I had read an Arsenal fan championing the potential of Darren Bent

Darren bent scores goals mate, like him or not he is a proven prem striker.
He scores goals at the expense of others in the team. Bent is a good striker for a shit side because you can gear your system towards him and he will probably score 20 league goals but miss 3 or 4 good chances every game. No other striker would be able to score that many for a team fighting relegation but equally a good side can't afford to have a player who soaks up that many chances.

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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northbank123 wrote:
BournemouthRED wrote:
richpye wrote:
augie wrote:
rigsby wrote:Alot of talk about us in for Dzeko, can't see this at all


If we were targeting a striker then buying dzeko, who is quite similar to Giroud, would make no sense and surely we would be better off looking to buy someone like Darren bent who would add pace with regular goals
Am so glad you put a "like" in that statement. As for one minute I honestly thought I had read an Arsenal fan championing the potential of Darren Bent

Darren bent scores goals mate, like him or not he is a proven prem striker.
He scores goals at the expense of others in the team. Bent is a good striker for a shit side because you can gear your system towards him and he will probably score 20 league goals but miss 3 or 4 good chances every game. No other striker would be able to score that many for a team fighting relegation but equally a good side can't afford to have a player who soaks up that many chances.
Van persie missed the most clear cut chances in the prem last year!

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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Wrong thread!
Last edited by rigsby on Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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Sahins just done his first interview at Liverpool, seems like a decent guy shame we didn't get him, bet he has a great season for em

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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BournemouthRED wrote:Sahins just done his first interview at Liverpool, seems like a decent guy shame we didn't get him, bet he has a great season for em
We don't need Sahin. We have Diaby.

We don't buy superstars. We make them.*
:rubchin:

* For Manchesters United, City, Chelski and Barcelona.

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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Looks like we are not even concretely linked to any one. We probably sign some unknown who ends up like park.

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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Rohan wrote:Looks like we are not even concretely linked to any one. We probably sign some unknown who ends up like park.
But all the bloggers on twitter are sure we're working on a multitude of deals!

I'm still hopefull of a signing or two, and getting rid of some deadwood too!

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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Spuds in talks with Fulham for Dembele. £15 mil release clause, on a salary less than half of Diabolical Diaby, and a far superior midfielder to anyone on the Arsenal books at present, a guy who goes to Old Trafford and is head and shoulders above the rest...
Have we made a bid? He would sign for us in a heartbeat.
Arsene Knows....pfffft...

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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Cant wait for kalou to join us. :roll:

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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Tootsies have also had a bid accepted for Willian.
Prolly go for Drogba at Chinese outfit which is in trouble.
Then M'Vila and Lloris. Hey presto. Not rocket science Aesene. :banghead:

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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Oi, McDowell.

Has your twatter account gone all dizzy for Cabaye rumours just now?

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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Top Londoner wrote:Oi, McDowell.

Has your twatter account gone all dizzy for Cabaye rumours just now?

Havent checked twitter yet but when i do any snippets i pick up will be duly posted. :wink:

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Re: McDowell's "Bids, Swoops, Raids, Swaps and Loans" Thread

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Henri lansbury sold to notts forest

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